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    Fans not turning on with A03 Bios

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by airplaneman, Mar 5, 2010.

  1. airplaneman

    airplaneman Notebook Deity

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    I know there have been posts about this, but I don't think I'm having the same problem as everyone else..

    It seems to me that whenever I launch a game, I can play for an hour or so but the fans don't turn on and the GPU is at ~90-100C. In order for me to get the fans on I have to restart the computer, then they kick in and stay on.

    This happens on cold boots and when it wakes up from standby. One other thing, if I stop gaming and the GPU cools down, the fans turn down...but once they are down, they won't start up again unless I get the GPU really hot then do a restart.

    Does anyone have any ideas how I can fix this? The power button trick doesn't help at all.
     
    airplaneman, Mar 5, 2010
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  2. Deathcore

    Deathcore Notebook Consultant

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    Have you tried reflashing A03?
     
    Deathcore, Mar 5, 2010
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  3. Mr Pras

    Mr Pras Hardware and systems

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    Call tech support!
     
    Mr Pras, Mar 5, 2010
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    Yep - this is a definite 'call support now' situation. Give them a call and have them troubleshoot the problem.
     
    BatBoy, Mar 5, 2010
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  5. airplaneman

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    Ok, thanks guys.
     
    airplaneman, Mar 5, 2010
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    Called tech support, they said to re-flash the BIOS...it worked. Thanks guys.

    Just posting this in case someone else has this issue.
     
    airplaneman, Mar 7, 2010
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